Back in 1920, canned olives were the cause of the first major food recall in the U.S. The reason for the recall was Clostridium botulinum, which, if consumed, can lead to the life-threatening disease botulism. Since then, there have been many, many food recalls. Some have been linked to canned foods, many have been linked to meats, and several have been linked to produce.
The Public Health Agency of Canada says the number of people confirmed sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios has risen to 105. The outbreak update issued Wednesday reports 26 new cases since the last count earlier this month. It says 16 people have been hospitalized an increase of five since people started getting sick in early March. Illnesses continued into early September.
The FDA has issued another recall notice, expanding the list of products that could be contaminated with Cs-137. This recall is being carried out by Aqua Star (USA) Corp. of Seattle. As with previous recalls, these shrimp were processed by an Indonesian company whose containers tested positive for Cs-137. Cs-137 is a radioactive isotope that is widely found in trace amounts throughout the environment, due to widespread testing of nuclear weapons in the 1950s and 1960s.
